Overview

• BBMB kept discharge from Pong near 99,889 cusecs on Saturday while inflow fell to 47,162 cusecs.
• The reservoir level dipped marginally to about 1,394 feet, roughly four feet above its 1,390‑foot capacity.
• Authorities report 173 flood‑hit villages and damage to about 8,322 hectares of farmland, with houses, roads and schools impacted in Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala.
• District teams have shifted 1,615 people to safer areas and are providing rations, medical aid and livestock support, including 403 quintals of feed and treatment for 415 animals.
• Bhakra’s Gobind Sagar stood near 1,678.2 feet, just below its danger mark, with 70,000 cusecs released, while Ranjit Sagar released 58,001 cusecs and Sutlej flow at Gidderpindi eased to 1.05 lakh cusecs.